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The Giant Food store on Alabama Avenue SE is one of the few Ward 8 outlets with a pharmacy. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Fate of Ward 8 Giant Pharmacy Generates Buzz

by James Wright Jr.October 11, 2023October 12, 2023

Ward 8 Council member Trayon White (D) addresses a crowd that included local leaders such as Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the official opening of the new Whitman-Walker Max Robinson Center in Ward 8. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Community, Health

Whitman-Walker Medical Center Welcomes Expansion of New Facility

by Lindiwe VilakaziSeptember 20, 2023November 30, 2023

**FILE** Troy Donté Prestwood (Courtesy of Prestwood via Instagram)

Prestwood Three-Peats as Ward 8 Dems Leader

by James Wright Jr.September 20, 2023September 21, 2023

**FILE** (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Residents in Wards 7 and 8 Struggle with Food Insecurity Amid Grocery Store Shortage

by Lindiwe VilakaziSeptember 13, 2023November 30, 2023

Members of the Johnson Middle School Panthers walk out of their school building in Ward 8 to the cheers of student and adult fans. (Ja’mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8’s Johnson Middle School Represents D.C. Well in West Va. Road Trip

by James Wright Jr.September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

OT Blount, a long-serving park steward with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, died Aug. 8 from heart complications at age 54. (Stephen Voss/Courtesy of Ward 8 Woods)

Community, Environment, Obituary

OT Blount, Dedicated Steward of Ward 8’s Forestland, Dies at Age 54

by Kayla BenjaminSeptember 13, 2023September 14, 2023

Giant's Alabama Avenue store in Ward 8 (Courtesy photo/MapQuest)

Giant Food Corporation Faces Backlash for Limiting Product Selection and Increasing Security in Ward 8 Store

by James Wright Jr.September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Markus Batchelor said he'll run for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat in the 2024 election. (Courtesy of Batchelor via Flickr)

Community, Politics

Markus Batchelor to Announce Run for Ward 8 Council Seat

by Sam P.K. CollinsSeptember 5, 2023September 5, 2023

**FILE** Monica Ray is president of the Congress Heights Community Training and Development Corporation. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

Business, Local Business

Ward 8’s Sycamore & Oak Village Makes a Name for Itself

by James Wright Jr.August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

District leaders included Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council member Trayon White (D-Ward 8) break ground on the new Anacostia Recreation Center. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Local Leaders Break Ground on New Recreation Center

by Sam P.K. CollinsAugust 21, 2023August 29, 2023